'Clueless' Rafter hits nerve with Kyrgios claim

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Nick Kyrgios is yet to instrumentality the tribunal successful the Australian tennis summertime but helium continues to marque waves nevertheless after slamming Pat Rafter arsenic "clueless" connected Twitter.

Kyrgios was responding to Rafter's comments connected Wide World of Sports' Australian Open: The Happy Slam podcast, connected which helium described the Kyrgios/Thanasi Kokkinakis doubles pairing arsenic a "circus."

"It's an absorbing 1 that is, due to the fact that the players are truly upset astir it," Rafter said.

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"I don't cognize however that operates with them and doesn't truly fuss maine either way.

"It's a spot of a circus… doubles is simply a large event, it's a batch of fun, and it helps you with singles, but it's not wherever it's at. But astatine the aforesaid time, it's entertainment."

Kyrgios and Kokkinakis defeated compatriots Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell successful a memorable Australian Open doubles last past year, with the 'Special Ks' attracting a younger and much raucous fanbase than tennis is utilized to.

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"If they make drama, make summons sales, and they make radical watching, past bully connected them, but astatine what expense, I don't know," Rafter said.

"The players are truly upset. Are you expected to recognize the underwritten regularisation that that's not however you behave erstwhile you do?"

Kyrgios returned service powerfully connected Twitter.

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